Side-curtain support.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

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"WALTER or esteem.

Patented June 4, 1907.

Application filed 2 Renewed 1 9 07 Serial iio. 367.5%.

To all whom it may concern: b

Be itknown that 1,.WALTEB. B, Pnanson, acitizen of the. Unit d Stateaand a resident of Detroit, in the county of ,Wayne andState Of M ig h iiY lit Cer a n 6 1 useful I P Ov mB S Sid -C r n S pports, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to cai dpies for vehicles, andrelates particularly to side curtains therefor. H I l Soffar as Iain aware, it is the'universal practice, at the ,presenttime, to secure side curtains in position to inclose a canopy by attaching them to fixed members of the frameofthe canopy, thus renderingit necessary that the section of the sidecurtaincovcring an entrance to the tonneau be unfastened each time a person desiresto enter or leave said tonneau. This arrangement is very inconvenient and this inconvenienceis increased by the fact that the means for fastening the side curtains are usually so dis posed that they are accessible forattachment and detachment from the outside only, necessitating that said side curtains be fastened and unfastened by apersoh on the out side, this duty usually devolvmg npona person riding upon the front seat of the vehicle, who is thereby subjected to' the inconvenience and annoy ance of leaving his seat each time it is desired to open or close the door of the tonneau. b p i The primary object of the invention is to provide side curtains for the canopies of autornobiles and other vehicles, the bodie's of which comprise tonneaus which are provided with an entrance or entrances and a door or doors for closing the same, said side curtains comprising sections so supported that they form, in effect, upward extensions of said doors which will open and closetherewith, to provide for conveniently opening and closing the entrance to the tonneau when the side curtains are in position, thus entirely eliminating the objectionable feature above described. v

My invention consists of the various features, combinations of features and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In theaccompanying drawings, in which my invention is fully illustrated, Figure 1 is a side view of an automobile the body of which comprises atonneau having side entrances and equipped with a canopy top, the

side curtains of are shown in position.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged top plan view of adoor ofthetoiineau andofithe Ineansfor supporting the doorsection of the side curtain. Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line 3-3 0f F g-.HZ- F S- 4. d e e d eta l n w n v i -sis a devi o a modi formof side curtainsupport adopted for eff q ingt ie bjeb c i nv ib i- R arring now a) the drawn-gen desighates, asa Whole,' th e bodyof an automobile comprising a tonneau B provided with side entrances ada ted to be closed by doors C, said automobi e being provided with a canopy designated, as a whole, by D. The openings between the body A of the ehicle and the canopy l) areadapted to be closed by rerno vable s de curtains comprising front sections 1, intermediate sections 2 and rear sections 3.

As regards their usual features, all of the foregoing members are old and well known the art and may be of any desired or approved construction. by p My 'nventionres'des particularly in the means for supporting the intermediate sections 2 of the side curtains whereby they maybe opened with and practicallyas a part of the doors C which close the entrances to the tonneau and whichl will now describe.

Secured to each of the tonneau doors C is anupright rod or standard 4, the shape and position of which is such that, when the door is closed said rodor standard willv extend substantially parallel with and closely adjacent to the rear side of the canopy support to whiehthe rear edge ofa front section 1 of the side curtain is attached, the relation being preferably such that, when adjusted and in closed position th front edge of the intermediate section 2 will overlap the rear edge of the front section 1. v

The rear edge of each intermediate section 2 of the side curtain is buttonedor otherwise securedto the canopy support to which the front edge of the rear section 3 of the side curtain isfastened in the usual manner. At its upperiedge, said intermediate section 2 of the side curtain may be buttoned or other.- wise attached to the lower member of the canopyframe in the rear of the line of the hinge of the doorC. In front of the line of the hinge of said door, the upper edge of said section 2 is supported by the rod or standard 4. At its lower edge, said section 2' may be attached to the upper edge of the body A and door C, the buttons or other fastening means being located on opposite sides of the line of.

the hinge C. With this construction it is obvious that the section 2 of the side curtain, in

front of the hinge of the door, will be free to swing or turn with the door, thus providing for opening and closing the entrance to the tonneau by merely opening and closing the door C. i

In order that the rods or-standards 4 may not disfigure the. appearance of the vehicle when the side curtains are not in osition. I prefer to secure said rods or stan ards to the doors so that-they may be readily attached when wanted for use and detached and removed when not wanted for use. As shown, said rods or standards 4 are secured in position in the following manner:Secured to the doors C are angle plates or brackets 5 formed in which are suitable holes or openings 6 through which the lower ends of the rods or standards 4 extend, nuts 7 bein preferably threaded to, the lower ends of sai rods or standards, which project throu h the openings 6 in the angle plates or brac rets 5,

to prevent accidental displacement of said rods or standards. To prevent said rods orstandards from turning, the holes or'openings 6 and the arts of said rods or standards .riously modify the shape of the lower ends of the rods or standards 4 in order to bring the upright portions thereof in proper relation to the canopy supports to which the rear edges of the front sections 1 of the side curtains are attached, depending upon the shape of the vehicle body and the position of said canopy supports. Neither is 'it essential that said rods or standards 4 extend in the exact relation to said canopy supports shown, to illustrate' which I have, in Fig. 6 of the drawings, illustrated a modified form of rod or standard. In this modification the rod, which is designated as '4 extends upward directly from its point of attachment to the door 0 to a point in the rear ofand closely adjacent to the canopy support to which the rear edge of the front sectionv 1 of-the side curtain is secured. The forward extension of said rod or standard 4 to bring its upper end into proper position may be produced, either by extending the same upwardly at an angle, or it may extend paralle with the canopy support and be extended atright angles at its upper end. Preferably, also, this form of rod or standard 4 will comprise an arm 8 adjacent to its lower end which extends frontw'ard therefrom to ya position in the rearof the canopy support to which the rear edge of the front side curtain section is attached, correspond ing to the position of the upper end of said rod or standard, thus providing desired supports for the front edges of the intermediate sections of the side curtain.

I claim 1. The combination with a vehicle body comprising an inclosed portion provided with a suitable entrance, a door for said entrance, a canopy for said vehicle body and side curtains comprising a door section secured to a canopy or other suppjpzt at one edge beyond the line of the door ge and a support for the opposite edge of said door section consisting of a rod or standard secured to said door'so as to be movable therewith.

2. The combination with a vehicle body comprising an inclosed portion provided with a suitable entrance, a door for said entrance, a canopy for said vehicle body and curtains comprising a "door section secured to,a canopy or other support at oneedge beyond the line of the door hinge and a support for the opposite edge of said door section consisting of a rod or standard detachably secured to said door so as to be movable therewith and re movable therefrom.

3. The combination with a vehicle body comprising an inclosed portion provided with a suitable entrance, a door for said entrance, a canopy for said vehicle body and side curtains comprising a door section secured to a canopy'or other support at one edge beyond the line of the door hinge and a support for the opposite edge of said door section consisting of a rod or standard secured to said door was to be movable therewith, said rod or standard being off-set at its lower end to bring the same in desired relative position.

4. The combination with a vehicle body comprising an inclosed portion provided with a suitable entrance, a door for said entrance, a canopy for said vehicle body and side curtains comprising adoor section secured to a canopy or other support at one edge beyond the line of the door hinge and a support for the opposite edge of said door section consisting of a rod or standard, a plate securedto'said door and which projects beyond the outersideof saiddoor, said plate being provided with a hole or opening to receive the lower end of said rod or standard and means for removably securing said rod or standard against rotation in said hole or opening.

5. The combination with a vehicle body comprising an inclosed portion provided with a suitable entrance, a door for said entrance, a canopy for said Vehicle body and side curtains comprising a door section secured to a canopy or other support at one edge beyond the line of the door hinge and a support for the opposite edge of said door section constandard against rotation in said hole or sisting of a rod or standard, an angle plate or opening.

bracket, one side of which is secured to the In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as inner side of the door and the other side of my invention, I affix my signature in pres- 5 which projects outwardly over and beyond 5 ence of two subscribing witnesses, this 23rd I 5 the upper edge of the door, said outwardly day of March, A. D. 1906.

projecting side of said angle plate or bracket WALTER B. PEARSON. being provided with a hole or opening to re- Witnesses: ceive the lower end of said rod or standard 5 W. E. LONEY,

I0 and means for removably securing said rod or g A. McGILLIs. 

